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7:23 AM.For the first time in years, more people in their 20s are eyeing up the housing market.

TradeMe has reported a spike people between the ages of 18 to 29 browsing listings, putting it down to low… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Alert Level 2 is officially on the way, seven weeks after New Zealand entered Alert Level 4.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the reopening yesterday, with the move staggered to allow extra… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Social services fear some of their funding sources are about to dry up, just as more people need help amid the fallout from Covid-19.

Since the Alert Level 4 lockdown, foodbanks across the country… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The Government has confirmed the country will be easing into Alert Level 2 from Thursday meaning retailers and public spaces will largely be able to reopen as long as physical distancing measures are… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Trade Me is reporting a spike in people between the ages of 18 to 29 browsing house listings, putting it down to low interest rates and the temporary scrapping of the loan to value ratio, in the wake… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Not all the Alert Level 2 details are ironed out yet, but skifields are preparing for opening.

Bridget Legnavsky, general manager of the South Island's Cardrona and Treble Cone skifields, is… Read more Audio

6:36 AM.New Zealanders have a new date to count down to and the promise of more freedom on the horizon.

Come Thursday, the country will drop out of Alert Level 3 and into Level 2.

It triggers a major… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.New Zealanders have relished the chance to re-claim their takeaway flat whites, but at what cost to the environment?

Alert Level 4 is estimated to have saved more than 20 million coffee cups going to… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

8:56 AM.As Chinese zoos and aquariums grapple with new bans on wildlife trade, a New Zealand tech entrepeneur is seeing unexpected interest in her latest project.

Melanie Langlotz has helped build a… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.There is a push for Tokelau to again have the chance to decide if it should become independent from New Zealand.

A Tokelauan leader wants a referendum on independence to be held by 2025, the… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The government says it will shore-up New Zealand's family and sexual violence services in the upcoming 2020 budget to the tune of $183 million over the next four years.

Reports suggest that the… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Green Building Council has a housing plan it says would be a quick-fire way to stimulate the economy in the wake of Covid-19.

In a new report, it urges the Government to invest in warmer homes… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Farmers in Wairarapa are banding together to send feed north to their drought-stricken neighbours in Hawke's Bay. That's despite feed for livestock being in short supply nationwide.

Wairarapa farmers… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.Pioneering rock 'n' roll singer Little Richard - known for his hit song Tutti Frutti - has died at the age of 87.

He influenced The Beatles, Elton John and Elvis Presley, and his mix of blues, R&B… Read more Video, Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:25 AM.An elderly woman has had her phone line and internet disconnected by Vodafone during lockdown because of an overdue account - caused by the company's own admin bungle.

That's despite the phone… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.New Zealand Trade and Enterprise says interest in fresh New Zealand produce is surging in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The Chinese economy is beginning to recover after two months in lockdown due to… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.The Government's big decision on whether to move New Zealand to Alert Level 2 is looming.

.Cabinet will decide today if the country can move to something almost resembling normality and allow cafes… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.New Zealanders have a nervous wait today as the government makes the call this afternoon on whether to move to Alert Level 2.

The return to a semblance of normality is a big jump, and the government… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Covid-19 lockdown has prompted all sorts of exercise innovations with everyone stuck at home and unable to get to the gym.

It's no different for a dedicated group of Edgecumbe seniors, who have… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The Cancer Society is concerned about the lack of funding in this year's budget for new cancer drugs as the government juggles the unexpected spending on Covid-19.

Pharmac is getting an extra $160… Read more Audio